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Kylie Morgan opened up about her first live performance of her latest ballad in a vulnerable post on Thursday (August 14).
The Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter said it was like reading “my personal diary on stage,” when she sang “Then You Happened” for a live audience for the first time. Morgan’s new single, which released on August 8, shares her healing journey and her story of finding a new relationship after her divorce, which was finalized earlier this year.
“I almost couldn’t finish the song because of so many emotions (appreciate everyone there who was so sweet to me about tearing up),” Morgan wrote in her caption on Instagram. “Writing songs about your life is terrifying. Reading the world (your) diary is like bleeding on paper and singing it for all to hear. You (open) the door to opinions, hateful words, and criticism from people who don’t even know you, your battles, or your real story. It never gets easier but reading all of your ‘then you happened’ stories & seeing how it has become a healing anthem for so many of you makes every negative and mean comment worth it.”
In that clip, Morgan sings: “I said, ‘Yes,’ I wore white/ ‘‘Til death,’ wasn't a lie/ Cause a part of me had to die/ Keeping it alive/ Ball and chain, four walls/ Felt trapped in my own home/ Soon as I got out/ Swore I was better off alone/ My heart had turned to stone/ Then you happened to walk in/ Right when I needed something strong/ A different kind of love song/ Then you happened to listen and laugh when/ I just needed to smile/ I gave up for awhile/ And then you happened.”
Morgan wrote “Then You Happened” with songwriters Eric Arjen and Levi Hummon. She admitted earlier this week that she “was genuinely so nervous about how this release would go,” but has embraced her new chapter and thanked others “for being so vulnerable and transparent” with their own stories. Find Morgan’s music on iHeartRadio here, and watch the first time she performed “Then You Happened” below.